The New Paper, 2 May 2010
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Title Section13 2010-05-02 1 The New Paper on sunday May 2 2010 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/201013 words
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Advertisement76 2010-05-02 1 80 CENTS MICA (P) 118/01/2010 Anyone lose a pony? The New Paper on May 2 2010 6 HORSE BODY PARTS DUMPED IN BT MERAH Kuta fling with three-timingBali beach boy leaves S’pore woman shattered and pregnant MY CRUEL COWBOY Seduced by idyllic lifestyle Kuta cowboy’s charm, she moves to Bali76 words
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Article, Illustration1124 2010-05-02 2/3 ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF - S’porewoman(left)findsoutKutacowboy loverismarriedaftergettingpregnantand using her savings to buy land in Bali REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg BY HER own admission, Sandra is intimately acquainted with the ways of the Kuta cowboy. They exude fun, are exotic-looking and charming–traitswhichsomefemaletourists find alluring. But Sandra, whoTNP PICTURES: ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF - 1,124 words
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Article, Illustration517 2010-05-02 2/3 S’porewomanwho had sexwith Kuta cowboyssay: DON’Texpect toomuch.And always have an escape route. Thatis oneSingaporean woman’s view of the Bali cowboys. The 31 -year-old, who wanted to be identified only as Ms Susan T, has had sex with two men in Bali and does not517 words
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Article, Illustration587 2010-05-02 4 SHREE ANN MATHAVAN - Kutacowboy?MeetthisSingaporecowboy,anengineerwho earns$5,000amonthfrommoonlightingassocialescortandhost REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg VINCENT (not his real name), by his own admission, is Singapore’s version of the Kuta cowboy. By day, the engineer who claims to have graduated from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2005, works in a straight-lacedST PICTURE ILLUSTRATION - 587 words
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Article, Illustration299 2010-05-02 4 WHAT’Sthe attractionabout Kutacowboys or male prostitutes in general? A large part of the attraction is the sense of power the women get from such arrangements, said Mr Daniel Koh, a psychologist from Insights Mind Centre. “Inmanysocieties,it’s the menwho hold the power. But under this arrangement,PICTURE: REUTERS - 299 words
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Article, Illustration646 2010-05-02 5 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - CPF UP, CBF ON At May Day Rally, PM Lee announces increase inemployerCPFcontribution,talksaboutS’pore workersbecomingCheaper,Better,Faster REPORT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg WHEN Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Resorts World Sentosa with his grassroots leaders, each paid $100 for entry to the casino. “We did not lose,” PM Lee said. “BecauseweTNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG - 646 words
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321 2010-05-02 5 THE unions have got their wish, with the Prime Minister announcing on Labour Day that workers can expect an additional 1 per cent of wages in their CPF accounts. The employers’contributionrate will go up to 15.5 per cent, Mr Lee Hsien321 words
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Article, Illustration774 2010-05-02 6 LEDIATI TAN - Nohorsesmissingfrom stablesorridingclubs REPORT: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg GO THROW your rubbish elsewhere, there’s a horse stuck in the waste compactor. A vegetable seller thought his ears were playing tricks on him when someone told him that. “Why would someone kill a horse and throwTNP PICTURE: LUKE YAN - 774 words
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345 2010-05-02 8 / 9 HO LIAN-YI - COMMENT: HO LIAN-YI lianyi@sph.com.sg MOSTwomenseem tohate itwhen yousay theylike a guy for his money. No, theyreply,itisn’t onlya big paychequethat makes him attractive, but the traits that are said to come with it, such as confidence, industry, intelligence, ambition. Okay, that makes sense. Or345 words
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Article, Illustration933 2010-05-02 8 / 9 HEDY KHOO - Pollsshowaman’sincomeaffectshow attractivewomenfindhim,butnot vice versa.Areweasocietyofshallow men and materialistic women? REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg WHICHEVER planet men or women may come from, it doesn’t seem to change one thing: When it comes to sexual attraction, looks count for men while women tend to consider the size ofFILE PICTURES. THE NEW PAPER - 933 words
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482 2010-05-02 8 / 9 HEDY KHOO - COMMENT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg IF MEN are really wired to zoom in on looks and women on the wallet, I guess I must be a hermaphrodite. Not only do I get a little dizzy, feel the blood draining from my brain and my482 words
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Article, Illustration889 2010-05-02 10 / 11 CHAI HUNG YIN - REPORT:CHAI CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg YOU can call him the Phua Chu Kang of strongmancontests–bestinSingaporeandJB. Last week, Mr Yusri Ali, 37, pulled a truck, lifted weights up a flight of stairs and did a weightlifting medley to win the Strongman Competition in Johor, beatingTNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG - 889 words
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Article, Illustration998 2010-05-02 12 / 13 EMILY WONG - An investigative study by threeNTUstudentsreveals justwheremuchof Singapore’sfoodwaste comes from REPORT: EMILY WONG emilywym@sph.com.sg THE food in the picture below looks good enough to eat. But if you look closely, you would notice that it’sin arubbishbin. Adding to the tons and tons of food SingaporeansPICTURE COURTESY OF FOOD WASTE REPUBLIC; TNP GRAPHICS: CEL GULAPA SOURCE & PICTURES: FOOD WASTE REPUBLIC - 998 words
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Article, Illustration714 2010-05-02 14 / 15 ZUBAIDAH NAZEER - For the first time, participants use GPS to find out where they are supposed to go REPORT:ZUBAIDAH ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg GADGETS and grime do go together. At least, that was the case in this year’s The New Paper SUVival Challenge: Destination Unknown. In addition to smart714 words
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Article, Illustration464 2010-05-02 14 / 15 KANECUNICO - REPORT: KANECUNICO kbcunico@sph.com.sg ATTACH the abbreviation SUV (sports utility vehicle) to any two- or four-wheel drive car and chancesareI’d ask,foolishly: “Canitget dirty and go off-road?” The question I should have asked myself when assigned to be behind the wheel at this year’sTNP SUVival challenge was:“WouldTNP PICTURES: GAVIN FOO - 464 words
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Article, Illustration371 2010-05-02 16 MumofM’sianteenshotbycopsmaintainshisinnocence: AMINULRASYID Amzah was aiming for eight As for his Secondary Three examination this year and he was hoping to emulate Malaysia’s first astronaut, Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor. HewasinspiredbyDrSheikh’sjourneytospace,his distraught mother Norsiah Mohamad, 60, told the Star in an interview. “Butallhisdreamswerecrushedoneday,”shesaid. Aminulrasyid, 15,371 words
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Article, Illustration572 2010-05-02 16 HE FELT like he was suffocating, struggling to breathe despite the bullet hole in his chest. Although he was shot in the aorta near where the body’s biggest artery leaves the heart 16-year-old Dimitrios Philliou didn’t bleed to death before thePICTURES: AFP - 572 words
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News Turmoil In Bangkok
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Article, Illustration627 2010-05-02 17 Protestersremovebarricadesto hospitalafterpublicbacklash,but rebuild them after conflicting orders A BABY with respiratory problems and in need of an operation had to be put on a mattress laid out on cement floors. According to tweeted messages reported by a Bangkok radio station, a patient was in cardiac arrest while beingPICTURE: GETTY IMAGES - 627 words
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Article, Illustration531 2010-05-02 18 TOPLESS MARCH IN US TOWN A FORECAST of sunny skies seems like the perfect time to put the top down. But a drive in a convertible isn’t what some women in the American town of Farmington, Maine, had in mind on Friday. Nearly twoPICTURE: AP - 531 words
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Article, Illustration137 2010-05-02 19 Shanghai expo in numbers SOURCE: WIRE SERVICES China’s business and financial centre, Shanghai, is hosting the World Expo 2010, also known as the World’s Fair, which opened to massive crowds yesterday. It will run from May 1 to Oct 31. What is it? Organisers call it the OlympicsSOURCE: WIRE SERVICES; PICTURE: XINHUA - 137 words
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Article, Illustration410 2010-05-02 20 Sheallegedlyseduces govt detractors videotapesthem A RUSSIAN amateur model has been accused of being a secret agent for the Kremlin. Ekaterina “Katya” Gerasimova, 19, has been described as a modern-day Mata Hari after reportedly luring at least six of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s detractorsPICTURES: INTERNET - 410 words
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Article, Illustration373 2010-05-02 20 A US motorist had a narrow escape after he reversed his car through a brick wall on the seventh floor of a multi-storey car park. The 67-year-old driver got his foot stuck between the brake pedal and the accelerator as he tried to373 words
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News Snapshot
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Article, Illustration90 2010-05-02 21 AFP RIOT police in Macau used water cannons and pepper spray as they clashed with May Day protesters yesterday. The protestors had tried to force their way through police barricades to march along a main road where the gambling hub’smajortourist attractions arelocated. Nearly 1,000 peopleAFP - 90 words
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Article, Illustration121 2010-05-02 21 AFP US PRESIDENT Barack Obama will visit an oil spill area in the Gulf of Mexico in the next two days to assess the situation and the US government’s response, a White House official said. Oil from a giant Gulf of Mexico slick isAFP - 121 words
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Article, Illustration94 2010-05-02 21 AFP THE US embassy in India warned yesterday of possible “imminent” militant attacks in New Delhi, as it heightened the threat security awareness level for its citizens in the Indian capital. “There are increased indications that terrorists are planning imminent attacksAFP - 94 words
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Article, Illustration112 2010-05-02 21 AFP TAIWAN on Friday executed four prisoners in the first death sentences to be carried out since 2005. The executions happened just weeksafter theisland’s justice minister stepped down, having caused a political storm by saying she would not allow any convict to beAFP - 112 words
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Article247 2010-05-02 21 FIRST WEEKEND OPENING OF MARINA BAY SANDS THE first weekend opening of the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) integrated resort has resulted in an increase in train riders to the downtown Marina Bay area. SMRT saw a 10 to 15 per cent jump in ridership247 words
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Article, Illustration34 2010-05-02 21 RECORD OF THE EAR: Georgian sportsman Lasha Pataraya lifting 88kg of weights with his ears to set a Guinness record in Tbilisi on April 28. The previous markforlifting weightswithone’s earswas52kg. PICTURE: AFPPICTURE: AFP - 34 words
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News Exchange
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Article, Illustration380 2010-05-02 22 VEENA BHARWANI - THE BUZZ COMMENT: VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg MOSTwouldnottakekindlyto“kaypohs”(busy-bodyinHokkien).After all, in densely-packed Singapore, who needsnosey-parkerspokingaroundyourprivatelife? We should, however, make an exception in one case:Whenthesafetyandlivesofyoungchildrenareat stake. Insuchcases,pleasedon’tmindyourownbusiness. On Wednesday, The New Paper reported how four children, all under 10, were left alone at home in their HDBflatforatleast12hourseveryweekdaywhiletheir parentswereatwork. The380 words
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Article, Illustration124 2010-05-02 22 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad Last week’s index: 170 This week’s index: 170 -10 The number of jobs lost last year was put at 23,430, about 39 per cent higher than in 2008. -10 ERP rates have gone down at two gantries and up at four others. +20 Factory output shot124 words
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Article16 2010-05-02 22 “Wait!Wait!Letme suck in my stomach first.” –Amantohisfriend,whowastakinghis picture “Twowomenfighting overapairofshoes.” –AmansimplifyingtheplottoTheWizard ofOz16 words
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Article, Illustration15 2010-05-02 22 Wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico TNP ILLUSTRATION: CHNG CHOON HIONGTNP ILLUSTRATION: CHNG CHOON HIONG - 15 words
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Miscellaneous6 2010-05-02 21 26˚ Low 34˚ High Cloudy SINGAPOREWEATHER6 words
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Article, Illustration890 2010-05-02 23 LIM WEI LI - Ticketsforhisconcertarebeingresoldonlineforuptothreetimestheirprice REPORT: LIM WEI LI limweili@sph.com.sg HISconcertswilltakeplaceonlyintwomonths’ time but Jay Chou fever has hitSingapore. TicketsforhistwoconcertshereonJuly23 and24 –as partof theJayChouTheEra2010 WorldTour–werebothsoldoutwithinhours lastmonth. Soon after the tickets were snapped up, tickettoutsrearedtheiruglyheads. MyPaper reported that a pair of the most expensive tickets at $228 eachTNP FILE PICTURES - 890 words
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Enjoy Fly on the Wall
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Article, Illustration364 2010-05-02 25 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - VJ Utt and MP Michael Palmer showofftheirRaoulshirts atthelabel’spost-showparty SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg YOU get bartenders at a party, but mixologists ataPAR-TAY. And so it was at Raoul’s post-event EVENT Thursday night after the home-grown label’s runway show of its Autumn/Winter 2010 collection. The MVP (most valuable partypeople)TNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG - 364 words
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Article, Illustration345 2010-05-02 26/27 DOLORES TAY - CASTAWAYS RUNAWAY HITS AUDI FASHION FESTIVAL REPORT: DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg THEbigwhitetentsitslikearegalgiantintheheartofbustlingOrchardRoad.Charactersinfurs,feathers,leathers,diamantes,crystals,silks,satinsandexoticskinsof every colour of the rainbow moved in and out ofitsbelly. Sorry, Cirque Du Soleil isn’t back in town. Butyou’dbeforgiven ifyou thoughtthe circus hasarrived. It’sthestrongholdoftheAudiFashionFestivalandit’scalledTent@Orchard.(I’mguessing that no one had problems finding the location withanamelikethat.) Since Wednesday, it’s where all theTNP PICTURES: GAVIN FOO, BENJAMIN SEETOR - 345 words
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Article, Illustration303 2010-05-02 26/27 YEOH WEE TECK - YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg WHEN I first started attending fashion shows, I would be more strung out than the designer. What to wear? How to wear? And, oh, my hair!?!? I would be test-wearing the pieces, editing and fine tuning,303 words
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Enjoy Hed Chef
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Article, Illustration470 2010-05-02 28 HEDY KHOO - HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@ sph.com.sg SOME are born to be wild and sow their wild oats. Or at least that’s what some would like to believe. But they cannot be blamed, seeing how they were not amply warned during their frolicking pigpen days. The oft-told tale ofTNP PICTURES: HEDY KHOO, KUA CHEE SIONG - 470 words
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Article, Illustration527 2010-05-02 29 SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO - Last hurrah at quayside marks music move to better pastures SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg IT WAS a wake of sorts, New Orleans-style. Hornsandjazz,friendsandsong. It was ChromoZome’s last night at Harry’s Boat Quay. Saturday, April 17, and the lone light leftST FILE PICTURE - 527 words
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Article, Illustration142 2010-05-02 29 Odd news that’sfor real A BOY had his cheese sandwich confiscated by a nursery, just because the sandwich did not contain any lettuce or tomato. Two-year-old Jack Ormisher burst into tears when staff took his lunch away because it did not meet their healthy eating standards,PICTURE: AP - 142 words
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103 2010-05-02 29 AP A 24-YEAR-OLD US man lost a part of his right ear just because he called a woman “fat”. Police officers arrived at a hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, at 3.25am on Wednesday and found that the injured man had been arguingAP - 103 words
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Article, Illustration392 2010-05-02 29 S M ONG - S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg IT WAS a little joke that took on a life of its own. Imagine my horror last Friday when I opened The Straits Times and saw a caricature of me labelled“Dear Sotong”.How didthiscome about? A392 words
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Article, Illustration651 2010-05-02 30 S MURALI - S MURALI FATHER FIGURES muralis@sph.com.sg WE DECIDED to do something special to mark our daughter Tara’s 10 th birthday. So we let her invite her friends over for an afternoon tea party. How did it go? Let’s just say that the next birthday of hers651 words
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81 2010-05-02 32 Fluffy lives up to her name by leaving fluffs of fur around sometimes! From Beverly Ang Anisandhertwokitties,BabyandBighead.:D Together81 words
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Miscellaneous112 2010-05-02 30 v WATCH’EM Race To Witch Mountain (above) Star Movies (StarHub Ch 622), 9pm A Las Vegas cabby enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organisation that wants to use them. Starring Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb. Cain Abel VVDrama(StarHubCh855),10.30pm112 words
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Miscellaneous113 2010-05-02 31 SEEING STARS BYKUAH SENG SENG Singapore’smostaccuratefakeastrologer ARIES: While doing the macarena during a jungle trek, you will painfully learn how similar it is to the mating dance of the greater wildebeest. TAURUS: You will be lauded by meteorologists fordebunkingthemyththatlightningdoesn’t strike twice in the same place. GEMINI: You will win a113 words
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Miscellaneous30 2010-05-02 33 Saturday,May *****0 First Second Third 4081 7944 6046 Starters 1242 2538 6148 4101 9371 1567 4630 2638 9454 8729 Consolations 8717 3352 1609 6912 0656 6415 4442 2325 1445 160630 words
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Sports Racing
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Article, Illustration152 2010-05-02 33 SINGAPORESTIPES’GENERALREPORT APPRENTICE S. Ruzaini has been suspended three race days for careless riding on Trigger Energy in Race 7 on April 24. The Stipendiary Stewards found that Ruzaini took his mount outwards around the 400m, when insufficiently clear of Rossini Prince (KB Soo), which checked.152 words
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Article556 2010-05-02 33 GOING: SOFT Race1 C*****m 6 SPEEDHAPPY54.5c53.5(20-7) JacksonLow (9) 3 4 1 (471) 11 TIGERSON51.5(94-29) BWoodworth (1) 5 6 2 (476) Nk 1 YOU'REMYSUNSHINE57c56(78-27) SAnandan (7) 6 3 3 (425) 3.75 2 ROYALKNIGHT56.5c55.5(100-31) SSani (2) 12 10 4 (444) 0.5 ?Winning stable: First Horse. Trainer: K Noordin. Time:556 words
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452 2010-05-02 33 GOING: GOOD RACE1 CLASSGRIFFIN 1200m 4 ADMIRATION117(10-7) DBEADMAN (1) 1 7 HINYUENPALADIN117(18-7) CWWONG (8) 2 8 REALSUPREME117(119-17) GCHEYNE (2) 3 3 MORELUCKY126(36-8) WCMARWING (4) 4 ?Trainer:JMoore.Margins:1.25,1.75.Time:1min10.3sec.Forecast:$7.PlaceForecast:$3 (Nos. 4-7), $14 (Nos. 4-8), $16 (Nos. 7-8). Tierce: $99. Trio: $53. Quartet: $655. Course scratching:CheetahBoy. RACE2 CLASS5 2000m 4452 words
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Article, Illustration440 2010-05-02 34 Tan Thean Loon Danny Khoo Marc Tan Larry Foley RACE 12 RACE 11 RACE 10 RACE 9 RACE 8 RACE 7 RACE 6 RACE 5 RACE 4 RACE 3 RACE 2 RACE 1 Northern Lion Bull Shot Viva Panata In The House Benji’s Glory 2 Demhillsofgold Gustoriko 7440 words
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1636 2010-05-02 34 RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Cigar Supreme???Drawn badly but looked good enough with blinkers at his last start to win. 2 In The House???Freshenedafter a disappointing last start but can win on what we saw before that. 3 Cool Cat???Enough excuses last start to1,636 words
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108 2010-05-02 34 GUSTORIKO may be the only two-year-old in the race but his debut has been eagerly anticipated since April 8. That was when the unraced New Zealand chestnut gelding, despite carrying 61.5kg (mostly Oscar Chavez) charged home by 31/2 lengths to win a 1,000m barrier108 words
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1215 2010-05-02 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS 1.00 -1200m(Turf) Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 5572 CigarSupreme 58 (49) JMoreira 15 (3agLeslieKhoo-Ninetyseven) 2 34-820 InTheHouse 56 (45) JSaimee 13 (4agBDean-Jupiter) 3 006 CoolCat 55.5 (44) SCormack 5 (4iregDHill-Ace-In-The-Hole) 4 *****- DarkKnight 551,215 words
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Article1215 2010-05-02 36 GOING FORECAST: SOFT RACE1 C5 1.15 -1200m MrJasonHandicap Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****- StormKing 57 (31) JoseDeSouza 9 (5agSBTan-PRengasamy) 2 -***** That'sMe 57 (31) BTaic1 2 (6amPKLeong-BlueStarRNo4) 3 604--5 Gotspeed 56 (29) NCallow 15 (5nzgFNathan-BHHo) 4 30-0-4 Mayo'sDancer 56 (29)1,215 words
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Sports Singapore Cup
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Article, Illustration564 2010-05-02 37 SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ - SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ npsports@sph.com.sg THERE was an air of inevitability surroundingyesterday’sRHBSingapore Cup draw held at the Garden Plaza of the Bukit Panjang Plaza. The draw for the competition into its 13th year this year threw up several intriguing draws for the preliminary round, especially forZAOBAO FILE PICTURE - 564 words
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Sports Mad about Golf
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Article, Illustration813 2010-05-02 38 / 39 TSANG WING HAN - Seraphina Lee becomesthefirst golferfromNorth VistaSecondary Schooltocapture anindividualtitle attheNational Schools’ tournament TSANG WING HAN npsports@sph.com.sg HAVING just returned to Singapore after an overseas tournament with the Junior Golf Association, Seraphina Lee did not expect much from the National Inter-Schools golf competition. But with just a day’s rest, the NorthPICTURE COURTESY OF NORTH VISTA SECONDARY SCHOOL - 813 words
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Article, Illustration661 2010-05-02 38 / 39 TSANG WING HAN - TSANG WING HAN NORTH Vista Secondary School, located in the Rivervale area, must have surprised everyone with its recent victory in the tionalInter-Schools’Bdivisionin-dividualtitle. As the convenor of the competition, the North Vista golf team has been around since 2002 but this year marks the first timePICTURE: AFP; OTHER PICTURES COURTESY OF SERAPHINA LEE - 661 words
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Article, Illustration315 2010-05-02 38 / 39 Reuters ANOTHER side of Tiger Woods was unveiled to the golfing world yesterday morning (Singapore time). And just like the last time, it was shocking to see. The private life of the world’s richest sportsman had already been laid bare by the sordid revelationsReuters - 315 words
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Article117 2010-05-02 38 / 39 AFP THAILAND’S Udorn Duangdecha fired a three-un-der-par 69 to tighten his grip on the Singha Pattaya Open after the third round yesterday. Sporting his trademark “lucky” psychedelic trousers, Udorn started the day with a one-stroke lead and finished with a two-shot advantage over compatriot Chapchai NiratAFP - 117 words
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Article, Illustration301 2010-05-02 40 / 41 JOYCE LIM - Thisweek,fourcyclistssharewithJOYCELIM someofthepopularcyclingroutesin Singapore–fromfriendlyandeasy-to-ride routestomorechallengingon-roadrides.So pickupabikeandrideon! JOYCE LIM WEE KIT Lei picked up cycling 18 months ago. The sporty woman, who also runs and swims regularly, can be seen pedalling down East Coast Parkway on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings. Wee, who used to live in Woodlands estate,PICTURE: WEE KIT LEI; TNP ILLUSTRATIONS: LEE HUP KHENG - 301 words
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Article, Illustration247 2010-05-02 40 / 41 LAST July, Jason Leng started cycling seriously and would train twice a week. It was then that he discovered the Mandai Loops and has since fallen in love with the route. Leng said: “I love the undulating terrain on Mandai. The series of climbs there are atPICTURE: JASON LENG - 247 words
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Article, Illustration257 2010-05-02 40 / 41 KENNY Yap is an avid sports fan who loves soccer and motorsports. “Engaging in sports is not only enjoyable, but helps one to keep fit,” said Yap, who is always enthusiastic to learn new sports. It was only three months ago that he started cycling. But hePICTURE: KENNY YAP - 257 words
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Article, Illustration319 2010-05-02 40 / 41 The SOUTHERN Rout e TONY Tan started cycling at the age of 10. The avid cyclist who recently moved to an apartment on Fort Road, discovered the scenic route from home to Mount Faber with his cycling buddy, Mark Cheong, last year. Tan said: “What I like about this routePICTURE: TONY TAN - 319 words
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Article, Illustration713 2010-05-02 42 OLE! REAL MADRID v OSASUNA (Tomorrow,1am,StarHubTVCh203) Wire Services IF THE rumour mill is to be believed, he could be replaced by Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho in the summer. But if Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini is feeling the pressure, he is definitely keeping hisWire Services; PICTURE: AFP - 713 words
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Article507 2010-05-02 42 FORZA! LAZIO v INTER MILAN (Tomorrow, 2.45am, Ch 61 mio TV) AFP AS ROMA coach Claudio Ranieri dismissed concerns that local rivals Lazio will throw their match against Inter Milan tomorrow morning (Singapore time), just to stop his side from winning the title. Roma, whoAFP - 507 words
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Article, Illustration596 2010-05-02 43 ALISON RATCLIFFE - FOOTBALL FEMME ALISON RATCLIFFE npsports@sph.com.sg AH, CARLITOS Tevez. A force of nature, not of intellect. A bundle of energy, not of neurones. I hope that when Roberto Mancini called you into his office this week, he had to hand some means of drivinghismessagehome–ifnotaninterpreter,thenatPICTURE: AP - 596 words
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Article, Illustration450 2010-05-02 43 Wire Services IN A football world rife with doublespeak and words perpetually getting “lost in translation”, noitAssou-Ekotto’sfrankhones-ty is jarring and refreshing in equal measure. While his contemporaries kiss badges and profess their undying love for whichever club funds their lavish lifestyles at the given time, theWire Services; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 450 words
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Article, Illustration408 2010-05-02 45 Wire Services THIS will not be music to the ears of the Arsenal fans. Gunners midfielder Andrey Ar- shavin has revealed that he is a Chelsea fan and if the Blues go on to win the Premiership title, the Russian feels that they fully deserve it. “IWire Services; PICTURES: AFP, AP, ACTION IMAGES - 408 words
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Article, Illustration350 2010-05-02 45 PA Sport BREDE Hangeland feels Ful- ham’s European success proves he was right to snub the overtures of Arsenal. The Norwegian centre-half (right) has seen his profile rise considerably since he joined the Cottagers in 2008, leading to regular reports of interest from afar.PA Sport - 350 words
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Article, Illustration74 2010-05-02 45 ITALIAN goalkeeper Dino Zoff was 40 when he became the oldest player ever to win the World Cup, at the 1982 tournament in Spain. Proving age is no barrier to success, Zoff and his Italy side lifted the trophy. In the 70s, Zoff74 words
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Article254 2010-05-02 45 PA Sport SVEN-GORAN Eriksson believes England’s group of players are peaking at just the right time and that could see Fabio Capello’s men go all the way to the World Cup final. Eriksson guided England to the quarter-finals in three successive tournaments before leaving his postPA Sport - 254 words
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Article, Illustration760 2010-05-02 46 DAVID LEE - DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg WE ALL know of the drama football is capable of serving up. But for Liverpool fans, it’s been an absolutely harrowing season. Friday morning’s Europa League exit at the hands of Manchester United flop Diego Forlan could be made worst tonight if thePICTURES: COURTESY OF FOOTBALL ASIA AND ESPN STAR SPORTS - 760 words
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Article, Illustration644 2010-05-02 47 PA Sport IF CHELSEA had any doubts about what sort of reception awaits them at Anfield tonight, their manager Carlo Ancelotti was reminded by his Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez of Istanbul. The 2005 Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan was the first timePA Sport; PICTURE:REUTERS - 644 words
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382 2010-05-02 47 PA Sport BRANISLAV Ivanovic insists Chelsea must show their quality from the start as they prepare for their most important game of the season against Liverpool tonight. Ivanovic, one of only two Chelsea players named in the PFA’s Premier League Team of the Year,PA Sport - 382 words
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Article, Illustration346 2010-05-02 48/49 IAIN MACINTOSH - LIVERPOOL v CHELSEA, Tonight, 8.25pm, StarHub TV Ch 222 IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK LIVERPOOL should never have allowed themselves to slip into this position. Out of the title race by last October, their most inglorious season since the Souness era is spluttering to aPICTURES: GETTY IMAGES, ACTION IMAGES, REUTERS - 346 words
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Article, Illustration117 2010-05-02 48/49 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH CHELSEA, obviously. The gulf between these two teams is vast and Liverpool will be too exhausted after their midweek efforts in the Europa League to cope. There is still that faint hope that fourth place can be salvaged, but Chelsea are chasing the117 words
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Article, Illustration99 2010-05-02 48/49 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH IT’S CARLSBERG’S last home game as the sponsors of Liverpool and they’ve arranged to have their shirt logo re-written into Chinese characters. It’s all happening to celebrate the relationship between the twinned cities of Shanghai and Liverpool, to mark the opening of the99 words
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Article, Illustration465 2010-05-02 50 Dave Buckley - Tottenham....................1 Bolton..........................0 Tottenham: Huddlestone (38) Kick-off 3pm (UK time) By Dave Buckley Special Correspondent T OTTENHAMtookanother steptowardsChampions Leaguequalification thankstoasuperbgoalfromTom Huddlestone. Boltonspentmostofthematch onthebackfootthankstothe paceandagilityofGarethBale, whoputinyetanother outstandingperformanceforthe Londonclub,whocannowgoto rivalsManchesterCityfortheir crunchgameonWednesdayfull ofconfidence. Withthebattleforaplacein thetopfour–andChampions Leaguefootballnextseason–still alive,SpursbossHarryRedknapp believesashake-upwouldbea boostforEnglishfootball. “Breakingintothe‘bigfour’ wouldbefantasticforus,”he said.“It’simportanttobreakthat stranglehold–itwouldbeagood achievement.Theyhavehaditall465 words
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Article, Illustration183 2010-05-02 50 Birmingham ................2 Burnley........................1 Birmingham: Jensen (og, 29), Benitez (41) Burnley: Thompson (87) PA Sport BURNLEY manager Brian Laws admitted his already-relegated side’sdefensiveweaknesshad come back to haunt them. Birmingham were 2-0 up at the break after two goals from crosses, the first an own goal byPA Sport - 183 words
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Article, Illustration432 2010-05-02 51 PAUL LEWIS - Stoke City ....................0 Everton ........................0 BY PAUL LEWIS Special Correspondent VERTON’ShopesofEuropa League slot are over even though they stretched their unbeaten run to 10 league games, equalling a club record. They thought a victory had been secured in the 72nd minute when Phil Jagielka found the432 words
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Article, Illustration267 2010-05-02 51 Portsmouth ..............3 Wolves......................1 Portsmouth: Dindane (20), Utaka (39), Brown (67) Wolves: Doyle (35) PA Sport RELEGATED Portsmouth ended their final home match of the season on a high with an easy rout against Wolves. Aruna Dindane fired the FA Cup finalists into the lead, beforePA Sport - 267 words
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Article, Illustration537 2010-05-02 52/53 DAVID LEE - MAN CITY 3 (Tevez 41 -pen, Adebayor 43, Bellamy 89) ASTON VILLA 1 (John Carew 16) DAVID LEE npsports@sph.com.sg ONE GOAL down at home against the team with the league’s sec-ond-best away record, Manchester City turned on the heat, smashed and grabbed their way to anPICTURES: AFP, GETTY IMAGES - 537 words
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Article337 2010-05-02 52/53 DAVID LEE - DAVID LEE MANCHESTER City’s Champions League hopes literally rest in the hands of one man. And he is the very, very dodgy goalkeeper, Marton Foul-up, oops, I mean Fulop. Signed as an emergency loanee from Sunderland, the 26-year-old Hungarian so very nearly ruined an entire337 words
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Article, Illustration585 2010-05-02 52/53 DAVID LEE - DAVID LEE COUPLED with Tottenham’s 1-0 win over Bolton, City (on 66 points) and Spurs (67 points) will be the frontrunners for the final Champions League spot, with two games to play. Villa, on 64 points but with just one game left to play, are now585 words
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Article, Illustration378 2010-05-02 52/53 TSANG WING HAN - TNP football analyst TOHARIPAIJAN says ManCity’sfirepoweristoohottohandle TSANG WING HAN MANCHESTER CITY took a huge step towards securing fourth place after clinching a well-deserved 3-1 win over Aston Villa last night. Villa’s goal through John Carew in the 16 minute was mainly due to the slow covering378 words
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Article, Illustration562 2010-05-02 54 SUNDERLAND v MANCHESTER UNITED (Tonight, 10.55pm, StarHub TVCh222) Wire Services WAYNE Rooney and Rio Ferdinand could return for Manchester United’s away game at Sunderland tonight. The pair have been suffering from groin injuries Rooney aggravated the problem in training last week on top of the ankleWire Services; PICTURE: AP - 562 words
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Article, Illustration848 2010-05-02 44 ANDY SCHOOLER - ANDY SCHOOLER PA Sport Sunderland v Man United WITH all the recent talk having been about Chelsea’s trip to the north-west, many seem to have put this one down as a “gimme’’for United. We don’t feel that’s the case and that Sunderland warrant morePICTURE: AP - 848 words
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Article, Illustration129 2010-05-02 55 LIVE TELECASTS CHAMPIONSHIP Tonight: SHEFFIELD WED v C. PALACE StarHubTV Ch 218, 8pm LALIGA Tonight: SEVILLA v ATLETICO MADRID StarHubTVCh 223,11pm Tomorrow: REAL MADRID v OSASUNA StarHubTVCh 203,1am S-LEAGUE Wednesday: TAMPINES v BALESTIER StarHubTVCh 222,7.25pm Friday: GEYLANG v GOMBAK StarHub TV Ch 222,7.25pm EPL Tonight: LIVERPOOL v CHELSEA StarHubPICTURE: REUTERS - 129 words
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Article20 2010-05-02 55 OPEN DE ESPANA Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213,7.45pm QUAILHOLLOWC’SHIP Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213, 3.15am20 words
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Article39 2010-05-02 55 S-LEAGUE Tomorrow: SAFFCv WOODLANDS (Choa Chu Kang Stadium, 7.45pm) ALBIREX v GEYLANG (Jurong East Stadium, 7.45pm) Call 1900-*****13 after 10.15pm for the half-time and full-time results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Tuesday: ETOILEv BEIJING (Queenstown Stadium, 7.45pm)39 words
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Article646 2010-05-02 55 EVENTS LOCAL EVENTS POLO What: International Pro-Am Tournament When: Today, 4pm Where: Singapore Polo Club THE first major international polo tournament in Singapore this year will feature international professionals from Australia and New Zealand competing alongside local amateurs. Prize presentation will take place at about 6.30pm. Admission is646 words
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Article, Illustration435 2010-05-02 56 STEVE BATES - EXCLUSIVE Ifyouhave$125milliontospend,SirAlex... STEVE BATES Special Correspondent SIRALEXFERGUSONrevealedlast night thatif hewas given£60 million ($125m)tobring justoneplayer toOldTrafford, itwould be CristianoRonaldo. TheManchester United boss goesinto tonight’s crunch title deciderat Sunderlandknowing ifhis11-timechampions fail andsurrender theircrownto Chelseathe recriminationswill start– and he’ll beblamedPICTURE: AP - 435 words
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